Summary
The comparisons of the species-specific and homologous characters in the erythrocytes of four species of pigeons and doves, as presented in this paper, have as their foundation previously reported cellular characters peculiar toColumba guinea (not inC. livia) which have been isolated as a result of back-crosses tolivia. Comparable results, entirely confirming these, have been obtained in the comparison of the Pearlneck and Ringdove species, especially in the separation of specific Pearlneck characters in back-crosses of the species hybrids to Ring dove.
The present studies show definitely that two of the specific components ofguinea, by which it is differentiated fromlivia, have homologues in both Pearlneck and Ring dove. Certain other specific characters ofguinea, as contrasted withlivia, are shared in part by either or both Pearlneck and Ring dove; the others presumably are found only inguinea.
These results show that a genetic character which distinguishes one species from another may in turn be shared with still another species. Further, other reactions show that each of these four species possessed cellular substances not found in any of the others.
The interrelationships of the cellular components of each species with those of the other three are shown in the diagrams. Presumably these may be taken as approximate phylogenetic relationships.
Similar content being viewed by others
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles and news from researchers in related subjects, suggested using machine learning.References
Buchbinder, Leon (1934). “A new heterophile antigen common to avian erythrocytes and some varieties of genusPasturella; its significance in the classification of birds.”J. Immunol. 26, 215–31.
East, E. M. (1935). “Genetic reactions inNicotiana. III. Dominance.”Genetics,20, 443–51.
—— (1936). “Genetic aspects of certain problems of evolution.”Amer. Nat. 70, 143–58.
Irwin, M. R. &Cole, L. J. (1936a). “Immunogenetic studies of species and of species hybrids in doves, and the separation of species-specific substances in the backcross.”J. exp. Zool. 73, 85–108.
—— —— (1936b). Immunogenetic studies of species and of species hybrids from the cross ofColumba livia andStreptopelia risoria.J. exp. Zool. 73, 309–18.
Irwin, M. R., Cole, L. J. &Gordon, C. D. (1936). “Immunogenetic studies of species and of species hybrids in pigeons, and the separation of species-specific characters in back-cross generations.”J. exp. Zool. 73, 285–308.
Jennings, H. S. (1935).Genetic Variation in Relation to Evolution, 138 pp. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Landsteiner, K. (1928). “Cell antigens and individual specificity.”J. Immunol. 15, 589–600.
-- (1936).Specificity of Serological Reactions. 178 pp. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.
Landsteiner, K. &Miller, C. P., Jr. (1925a). “Serological studies on the blood of the primates. I. The differentiation of human and anthropoid bloods.”J. exp. Med. 43, 841–52.
Landsteiner, K. &Miller, C. P., Jr. (1925b). “Serological studies on the blood of the primates. III. Distribution of serological factors related to human isoagglutinogens in the blood of lower monkeys.”J. exp. Med. 42, 863–72.
Landsteiner, K. &Van der Scheer, J. (1924a). “Serological examination of a species-hybrid. I. On the inheritance of species-specific qualities.J. Immunol. 9, 213–19.
—— —— (1924b). “On the specificity of agglutinins and precipitins.”J. exp. Med. 40, 91–107.
Marshall, H. T. (1901–5). “Studies in haemolysis with special reference to the properties of the blood and body fluids of human beings.”J. exp. Med. 6, 347–75.
Nuttall, George H. F. (1904).Blood Immunity and Blood Relationship. 444 pp. Cambridge: University Press.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Paper No. 214 from the Department of Genetics, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wisconsin. Published with the approval of the Director of the Station. This investigation was supported in part by grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, and from the Graduate School.
Mr C. D. Gordon, formerly research Assistant in Genetics, has aided greatly in these experiments. Many thanks are due to Prof. L. J. Cole for free use of the representatives of the different species, and to Dr W. f. Hollander, Graduate Assistant in Genetics, for his aid in producing many of the back-cross offspring.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Irwin, M.R. Immuno-genetic studies of species relationships in columbidae. Journ. of Genetics 35, 351–373 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02982360
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02982360